ANZACS and the return of 'Them', ( & Cthulu Kong, Goldylocks etc!))

One of the M113 had been built and semi painted some time but as with the M41, had been awaiting a crew figure. When I got the ARVN tanker I did a vehicle crew painting session, which helped with the rapid finishing of the bulk of my planned Australian Armour. ( 1x M557 command and M106 mortar carrier to do)

The 2nd Centurion as with the 1st had the 30 cal on commanders hatch replaced with M60, further Vietnamesed with a ‘borrowed armoured Sheild from the ACV M113. I reasoned  need that being cut off from regular re-supply in the  Black Sun World,  they would have reserved the 30 cal ammo for the co ax, and replaced the cupula gun with the more available M60.

Main difference in painting with these units was the Nuln Oil Wash used in the M48/M41, was replace with thinned out Agrax  Eartshade.

Interesting there is a you tube video of one of the Centurions from the Vietnam, war been found preserved, in  Australia and was reunited with its crew:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14ToAScrBeT/

The M113’s are of the earlier standard early version with the Gun shielded 50 cal as used at the Battle of Long Tan, later they were converted with the Cadilac Guage Turret, which genrally had 2x 30 cal machine guns or the .50 and 30 cal command version  (which ad John Pointed out in his rev of thr M48, tended to be pulled out of the turret and remove mounted above) but.they are not available yet.

I have a sneaking feeling  I maybe using one vehicle’s troop no, but as it was the only one for that  Troop decided to live with it, Vehicle names for M113’s are from UK Centurions. Decal sheet  I didn’t have any suitable Aussie vehicle names on decal sheet, most of the ones I have seen in period photos had Woman’s names, but the ones picked tended to fit on the whole with Ozzy humour.